Rotary takes tree planting to schools

The Rotary Club of Lagos, under the leadership of its outgoing president, Soboma Ajumogobia, has taken its tree-planting campaign to Dolphin Junior High School on Lagos Island.

The club, which moved to the school after its weekly fellowship penultimate week, also donated books to the schools as a mark of its commitment towards ensuring that learning takes place under a conducive environment and pupils get the right assistant to do this.

Ajumogobia, who planted trees in the school, said the aim of the campaign was to save the environment and teach the pupils how to maintain the balance.

He said: “We are part of global family of Rotary International, which is committed to protecting the environment and maintaining the balance. Tree-planting is one of the major ways of doing this. Trees provide shades and maintain the greenery. They beautify the environment, which is good for learning.

“This exercise is part of contributing to creating the right environment for learning.”